You Can Now Send Bitcoin Tips Over Lightning on Twitter

[davis196]

There's something that makes me think that,sooner or later, some scammers will find a way to abuse this system and get some tips that they don't deserve.Anyway,it's a great idea.Perhaps some charity or crowdfunding projects might utilize Twitter and Telegram to ask for small crypto donations and funding.

[valta4065]

https://www.coindesk.com/you-can-now-send-bitcoin-tips-over-lightning-on-twitter

When “liking” your favorite tweet isn’t enough, you can now send small bitcoin transactions.

Announced Saturday, the beta app Tippin has released a new Chrome Extension available to Google browser users. Over Twitter, app users can send bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network, considered a way to make bitcoin transactions feasible at a large scale for the first time.

Nice feature for sending small tips to good tweets and hope we will be able to use this system without any extension. I didn't download it from chrome web store but i am interested and have a question. Is QR code implemented to system for  sending payments with phone?

I have the same doubt.
I dont want to be using chrome extensions and up until now I dont have one as it could also be the way for hackers to have a hole into going into your account.
There should be another way and not just like this.
It is Twitter and it is a big company. Perhaps, they could find a way for another option.
It is a good start but they must go for the better ones.
I do think there are other people here who find it unsecured and not just me.

I share the same concerns with you. Actually I've already been a target of keyloger from Chrome extension in the past. It was Hola VPN, someone hacked them, put keyloger to "update" of Hola and when I entered my ETH private key to MEW, hacker received my private key and stole my coins. I know it's partly my fault because I used unrecommended method of accessing ETH wallet, but anyway, it proved that extensions are risky. If I need to copy-paste private key to Chrome, I always open Incognito window in Chrome with all extensions disabled by default.

[manfredmann]

Oh really so meaning that the celebrity could now get another extra income from the tip being made from its fans. I just hope that I will become a celebrity one day so that I could also ask for more tip from my fans. This is not really impossible since bitcoin is already integrated with twitter. Meaning there will be demand coming from the people to tip someone else with their twitter post.

[adamlillian]

This is also an initiative and I will try to apply it to see how well it works and the Lightning Network. I really like to experience new things, it helps me have more business ideas.

[daarul50]

Some people who use cryptocurrency must already know Lightning Network. Tipping is a very interesting application, its use on social media is also very good especially as a crypto promotion to everyone. However, LN itself is still in beta mode and everyone is still waiting for this network to be perfected.